Recently I finished a new set of lingerie that I had been procrastinating about for ages. In the end it was sewn step by step over a few weeknights – cut some pieces one night, sew the cups the next, and before you know it, it is finished and you have a new set of […]
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I am thrilled to bring to you a brand new sewing pattern – the Galaxy T-Shirt! Galaxy is a classic tee with a chic puff sleeve – the perfect modern update to an everyday essential. It was not until I made the mint tee below that I realised I urgently needed one in black, and […]
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For a while now, I have been dreaming of creating another sewing pattern for readers. Some of you might remember my first pdf pattern – the Ruby Slip from 2011. Nearly ten years on it is still a great bias slip pattern, and I still have one in my wardrobe! But it is about time […]
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Not long after Burdastyle 101 Tee was finished, I turned the page of the magazine and there was this Burdastyle 106 Tunic resplendent in a turquoise cotton print uncannily similar to a turquoise cotton/silk print I already had in my stash: So what else is a girl to do?! My fabric is circa 2015 from […]
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When I took my sewing machine in to get serviced before Christmas, the shop had a few back issues of Burda Style magazine discounted – so I bought one of each! I do not need more things to make! I do not need more patterns! I make patterns for a living! I do not need […]
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